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TODAY'S PRICES"HOME EDITIONbl'l-l S'4l.-, 41S ai.na.is MtHWKATirKR FOBECST.TA raao. fair; west Totm, fair, rolder;New .Mexico, fair, frost; Arizona, fair,fooler.iiatl '-took MirhfrL I Lhr NEWS BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.SINGLE COPT FIVE CENTS.EL PASO. TEXAS. FRIDAY EVENING, APRILDELUKRED ANTTVUERE SO CENTS A MONTH.FOURTEEN PAGES TODAY.COVER VILLA'S FLIGHT; TEN SLAINerman7. 1916.50f- mb m m n-t .u W Mg jffmm& ilji Ol Io,d,L ,JM9 Jill mUu5vA Vd-wCDECLARESfFIND PLOT TO KILL ALL. -- . -p iiflm jmwci -ANRRCH ISTS TO.1 lU 11 ill II T-lOLLOWLNG up sharnlv their - ST" J ' V. . ', 'Jf'KINGSImperial Government HasNo Information Yet ThatSubmarine Responsible.DECLARESFORMERORDERSJN EFFECTUnarmed Ships Not To BeSunk Without Warning;Sussex Lie Transport.BFOLLOWING up sharply theircapture of the village of llaucourt tn the Avocourt-Bethin-courtsalient, northwest of Verdun,the Germans have shifted the lineof their attack slightly to the cast,driving against the lines betweenItethincourt and Chattancourt. andpentrated a first line trench there.In the vicinity of Iead Man's Hill,I'aris declares, the Germans havebeen driven bya counter attackfrom the greater part or a recentlycaptured position.East of the Meuse the Frenchare continuing their nibbling' tactics and report continued' progressIn German communicating- trenchessouthwest of Fort DouaumontThe Germans stive signs of Initiating; an offensive on the easternfront south of Dvlnsk.In the Caucasus campaign theRussians are making continuedr Kress along the upper TchorukTurkish Armenia, driving theTurks westward.London newspaper dispatches report the sinking of the Peninsularand Oriental line steamer Simla, inthe Mediterranean. The report isconnected with that from Athensthat a large transport of theentente allies has been sunk.The Spanish ambassador at Berlin has been instructed bv thecabinet to ask from Germany anexplanation of the sinking of theSpanish steamer Vigo and & definition of the German submarinepolicy with respect to the rights ofneutralsHlSTERULERSTHE NEW BATTLESHIP NEW MEXICOGERMANS SillTTRENCHES1LRLIV. GERMANY. April 7. Germany's position in the Sussex tor's I M doing ae seems to that If a"I'l nan submarine torpedoed the un-.ii mid passenger steamer without warn-m it was an error which will liemmptlv rectified.limes V . Gerard, the t'nlted StatesmbnsMdor, conversed Wednesday with' r lfred F M Zimmerman, under-wietarr of foreign affairs, regardingili biibinarinc situationIt is understood that the foreign offl i bad no Information to convex totin ambassador regarding the Sussex jmi' tht other steamships In which theI Mini -tales government has mam- Ihii I an interest, but there was an In- Jmillion that Germany is undoubtedly' I - , a ii ?. " s -n tmh.Iv ih Indicated lu Dr Zimmermsus t COUllter AtttlCK DV XTeHCllt ilriii.nt fif Anrrt 9 In le VjaAlatwJ - Vi'i i mi to meet the I nited Mates moreiliai half nav if it should develop thatHi Hunsex was. torpedoed erroneousljbal, rmirth American Inquiry M afldsdjio others awaiting reprf- at Is f orelBir'tttin when the AwfUatk SflHtwsjiy re-juested information regarding theHteami r Eagle Point recently sunk offijueenstown and asked whether she wasiloNtroveii lij a German submarine.The adn, iraltj ha countered the quesii n r raiding the Sussex with a reii ir t fur more exact details on the time,III i and nr umstances of the Sussexi-listi i o suppositions or possiblenl i n.it ion invering the rase of ther- im v h.i c be-n advanced in authori-uiiif iiriles, either at the foreign offn o nr .it the admlraltiinlv om supposition is heard in unt tin ill circles to account for the in. i If r t in tase It should develop that aik'-min submarine is concerned. It isin it the Knssex resembled a transportr .i iruisei Another possible explanailni fririuentlv heard is that the sink-i.. rile susnex occurred in tne regionin Hi. theoretically, but actually, but, in . i within the zone of regular warinritiMib and on a route used largelythe iuiieance of troops.lio Change In roltcj.1 ' 7ir.mienn.iii. informed the Associ-I rf-x that any doubts regarding ai nul if i hange of policj regarding thetifi'imiii of passengei steamers wasn stifle. The old order to submarinen i null rs against the destruction ofun ir ill i ml unresisting passengerst. in is without warning or providingoppf rtunit' for safety to those onl). ii i mr still in effect, Dr Zlmmeri i' -ml ami added that In case of er-i or i.il.uloii of orders, Gcrmanv j 1 i not hepitate to accept the conse-i ii inn iiir) make all suitable amends.Same Orders In KlTecl.i ii 7immcrman also de lared that the. , poll v and orders were still in eft i r. minis, neutral steamers, the att ii, ii of tin ; rman naval forces toil n ! thene m-kkcIs being that they area 1 the established regulationsii r iw ii d ciuiser wariare. Accoro-liii. to tlif-hc i egulations. Dr. Zimmer-lii explained neutral vessels weieml jr i to destruction onlv when it wasf mid afiir nn examination that morethan h .If the cargo consisted of warCi'litirfl HidIlellevrs Klines nesponsllile.lo .linmer.uan expressed the opinionth it thf greator part of the cases ol mo'in knur of in utral vessels, wnicn arebung ifporteil with increasing reguint In liens ilispatihes. would befouipil t" be due to mines, which he saidneie rfMinittedl) used by all parties asmi i i izi'il weapons of war.(ablnet Takes- o Action.H n-liingtoti I). C. April 7. Whenpnnileii Wilson .met tne caoinei iu-, iv ! v.is yet wltnout oeiiniie oiucimluforinatHiii from the German government an to whether its submarines werei sponsible foi theattack without warnIn, o i the . hannel steamer Sussex.l.iilimF fiiih information, membershaul Mtmn would not be taken, altin.Ufcli the administration is almost.iniMiiieil that the Sussex, with her 26, iiern in passengers, was tne vicumf i lifrman submarineHope to Avoid llrenk.Members of the cabinet were not inillneilW take an optimistic view of thesituation but were hopeful that eventsIn the next few days would prevent abreak v ith Germany, either by proofthat she was not guilty of the Sussexattack or by reparation or explanationthat would be satlsfactiryFragments of German Torpedo.Ml ildence at had regarding thei Mi U( t Ion of the British channel'steamer suhsex and scores of other mrT. hant snipe, dome carrying Amerlian. Itizeus was assembled at the state derailment todaj for presentation to thei tblnetThe eiilencc includes reports ofMnerlcan nival attaches containing thext.it ement that metal fragments of atlerin.in tuipedo were fo,unl on the Kusm' The reports are r-K.nded here aspoitne pi oof that a German submarine.itt.ul nl the hussex in direit violationof nsi'ir.iiii es given th(.'Slate's Attorney Of IllinoisDiscloses Evidence FoundDuring Inquiry.INTERNATIONALBAND INVOLVEDDisclosure Result Of Investigation of Activities ofJean Cranes.CHICAGO, 111., April 7. Existence ofan international anarchistic plotto assassinate all rulers of Europe, has been discovered here, according to a formal statement Issued todaybv Jtsckay JUoyne, states attorney.'The alleged plot was unearthed bythe states attorney's men while Investigating the activities of in Crones, asuspected poisoner of the guests at thebanquet in honor of archbishop ilundelein a few werks ago.The state's Attorney said that a list..f the proposed assassinations washeaded bv the cxar and that emperorWilliam was second on the list.Men Designated to Kill.According to the information whichreached the state's attorney, the plot isknown, to anarchists In various citiesin America as well as-Ill Kurone, OneTl'riTTOc HnoniTr fliif : rvf iWVvct i man from each city was believed tovu iuwj w .www j,ve ne delesated. of the Positions.'Paris, TYance, April 7. German forceshave penetrated a FTeaoh trench of thefirst line between Uettalucourt and.Chattancourt, according to announcement made today by the French waroffice. This locality is In the Verdunregion, west of the Meuse. A Frenchcounter attack at once drove themback from a large proportion of 'hepositions thus seised. The text of thostatement follows:"West of the Meuse. in a night attack delivered after a violent prepara-torv bombardment against our positions between Bethlncourt and Hill No.265. German forces made their way Intoa French trench of the first line onthe highway between Bethlncourt andChattancourt"We at once made a counter attackwhich drove the Germans back fromthe greater part of the positions theybad been able to seize. At present theenemy holds onlv certain advanced sections along a front of about 100 yards."East of the Meuse there has beenan Intermittent bombardment and nehave continued to make progress in thecommunicating trenches of the enemysouthwest of the fort of Douaumont."There have been artillery exchangesin the Woevre, but the night along theremainder of the front passed quietly."Late Thursdav the Trench announceda charge which gained for them a German position ;oo meters long and 200meters deep.'- ,t.' .s. . - :r wsT .. , ' Jx.' - ,i.Ta-'!?:i..ixa ?p - - - "I?'W& ' i- ...W ' m m miB II U InLaLIThis is a picture of the model for the new battleship New Mexicocompleted. Its sistet ships will be the Mississippi and IdahoIt will be the greatest dreadnaught afloat whenU. S. DIfflLEESCAPES, GAUGHTHOPE AMERICA WILL KEEPOUT OF WAR, SAYS GERMANLondon. Eng., April 7. Frederick vonPaj er. of the Progressive People'spartv. touched upon German-Americanrelations In an address in the reichstag Thursdsv. from which Iteuter'sAmsterdam correspondent quotes asfollows"The political influence of Americahas risen with the duration of thewar Its growth lavs the heaviest rt -vponHibilltvon those European statesw hlch caused the war."We must have the right to live andto be of some account. W e feel ourselves united with America by ties ofblood and we hope the American peoplewill give u justice."At the present moment America canperhaps render the whole world thelftest service by keeping out ofreac hot the flames of war.I nnGERMANY IS ABOUT OUT OFCOFFEE; SUPPLY IS SEIZEDe'lln, German, April 7 The government Thursday expropriated coffee,tea aud chlcorv and appointed a commission to regulate their distributionIt Is announced that there is a visible supply of coffee sufficient for aboutsix weeks, that the armies needs arecovered for four weeks and that thereIs eaough tea for about a year.SIJILA .VXD ST. IIU1IUKTSHIPS AUK TOHI'UIJOBIJ,London. Enr. Anrll 7. Tin-. Britishsteamship Slm.a has been sunkEleven members of the Asiatic crewwere drowned. The rest were saved.Lloyd's announces that the Frenchsailing vessel St Hubert has been torpedoed and may become a derelict. Hercrew was rescuedhave been delegated to the work ofassaMlhaOon.Mr Huyue said s ivritten statementitad bean MMt-MHtbr-n anarchist,beau-ins; on .the dgSSSjg" J" allegedOfficials said tlia't th- Headquartersof the band of conHpiralers was said,to have been in the downtown districthere, with branches: In other cities. According to Mr. Ilojme's informant, theMundeleln banquet poisoning wasplanned by the group which sought thedeath of the European rulers. Thestate's attorney refused to divulge theidentity of the man who revealed thealleged plot and said that his Investigators were seeking to confirm thestatements.ecret Meetings Held."This man said that secret meetingshave been held in Chicago and a number of other cities." said Mr Hoyne."He said he attended a melting In thiscity at which lots were drawn for thepurpose of picking the assassin andthat the meetings were so guarded thatonly the man chosen for the crime andthe leader of the individual group knewthe particulars "mTRIED; KILLEDAmsterdam. Holland, April 7 Theassertion is made by iln hcho Beigethat Miss Gabrlelle Petit of Molenbeek. Belgium, has been put to deathbv Germans after a trial by court martial on a charge of treason It Isalleged ehe conducted an informationbureau In the interests of Germany'senemies.The newspaper states that Ixuii,eDe Bettlngnies of Lille, has been Kentenced to death, but that the sentencehas been computed to imprisonment forllf. Another woman, Marie VanHoutte, the newspaper sajs, has beensentenced to imprisonment for li years.SWEDEN DEMANDS RELEASEOF SHIP SEIZED BY U-BOATLondon. Kng, April 7. Capture bya German torpedo boat of the Swedish steamship Vega, from Stockholmfor Copenhagen Is reported in an Exchange Telegraph despatch fromCopenhagen. The message says theSwedish government has protestedagainst the capture and demanded release of the steamer.Big Balloon Breaks, Loose,Flies 100 Miles, and ThenComes to Earth.Pensacola, Fla., April 7 A big ob- jservaiion Da noon, vvnicn nroKe irom lismoorings at the navy aviation stationhere today escaped: today nnd floatedawav unoccupied, descended about 1oclock this afternoon at Argyle, Fla.,100 miles Northwest, of Pensacola.The balloon was 81 feet long and wasfully inflated with 26,000 cubic feet ofgas when it broke away from tho ropeswith which it had been- held to theground. The stabiliser was notjiUaetretrniMi officers .believe ifrtiie balloonshould torn oveswrtnei valves ratcht beopened and cause the rraft.-to deHjencLShould J bo balloon reHwrfif.uprjghfrotficera said, it tnlzht fhtat for hundredsof miles. Officers BUnnefl to pursuethe balloon with airplanes when weather conditions became favorableMay Go Out to Sen.The wind was blowing briskly fromthe southeast when the dirigible slippedIts mooringB, shot quickly to the uppercurrents and was swept away towardthe west. A later shift In air currentsmade naval officers fear the dirigiblemight have been carried out to sea.The airship is salB to be worth between $50,000 and $60,000. and Is practically new. How it happened to breakawav has not been determined. Preparations were made to pursue the escaped craft.BANDIT GOHKAIIHTEDBY EOL BROWN'S HESBO THDDPERSCaught Bathing and Napping on the Banks of a StreamFear Hot Spring in San Antonio Canyon, They AreShot Down as They Run for Safety, By TenthCavalry Charging Madly Into Their Ranks.FARMERS GET MORE FORMILK; CONSUMERS WILL PAYfhicasro. 111. Anrll 7. Milk will beadvanced to nine eents a quart, an advance of one cent, by one of the threeleading distributing companies in Chicago, it was announced today as a result of the strike of 10,000 milk producers The increase will become effective MondayThe Ira J. Jlix company, which announced the advance, granted the demands of the farmers to pay $1.55 instead of $1 ZZ per 100 pounds. Thisaction leaves the Borden and Bowmancompany alone in the fight with theproducersSITUATION IX IIOLMM)HBCO.MI.tG I.KSS THXSHLondon, Eng, April 7. The situationin Holland apparently is becomingless tense. Iteuter's Amsterdam correspondent says an Indication of thechange is that officers of the militarytransportation staff of the state railway will again be granted leaveh tin Kirlin governmentKIM'HUN II IIJS AG ISTUN G I.AM) TO CO.VTIM I'Geneva, Switzerland. April 7. Thenewspapers of Friedrlchshaven. thezeppelln base, express great satisfaction over the accomplishments in therecent zeppelin 'raids against Lnglandand State thB ralda n t he parriedI nited States lout regularly during the spring, with1 London as the principal objective.NORWEGIAN SHIP CASEIS SENT TO PRIZE COURTWashington, D. C. April 7. TheBritish government today notified thestate department it has ordered theNorwegian sailing vessel Edna seisedIn the Pacific and condemned on theground of German ownership, taken toEngland, where the title of her SanFrancisco owners may be heard by aprize court.AUSTRIANS RETAKE RIDGE,SEIZING 100 PRISONERSBerlin, Germany. April 7. (By wireless to Sayvllle) The recapture by theAustrian of a ridge north of MonteCristabel, with the taking of morethan 100 prisoners and two machineguns, is reported in today's AustroHungarian headquarters statement received here from Vienna.I'ui.Ncn nuns am.ius toTHISAT fllUtlSCK HETTKULondon, Eng, April 7 In a letter tolord Burnham, prince Nicholas, ofGreece, pleads for better treatment of-"reece by the entente allies He saysthat the maritime communications ofGreece have been paralvied to such an"tent that the country lias repeatedlybwa on the verge of starvation.REPUBLICANS NAME HARDINGFOR TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN'hicago. 111., April 7. Senator "Warren G. Harding, of Ohio, was selectedtemporary chairman of the Itepubllcannational convention, by unanimousvote of the subcommittee on arrangements of the Republican national committee today on the first ballotOther selections for the natlonnl convention were as follows:1-ji Fayette B. Gleaeon, of New Tork,secretaryWilliam J'. Stone, of Baltimore, sergeant at arms.George L. Hart, of Jtoanoke, Va.rofficial reporterPACIFIC FLEETHAS17SHIPS IN ACTIVE SERVICEWashington. D. C, April 7. Detailedreports of the land and sea. defencesof California and the naval strength ofthe Pacific coast vv ere mads today tocongress today by the war and navydejiertments in response to recent resolutions. The nav y report shows 37 vessels in the Pacific fleet besides 31 shipsin reserve. The reports show the number of troops In California and theirdisposition, the location and the extentof the coast defences, with the size anddescription of guns.WINTER WHEAT ESTIMATEIS BELOW LAST TWO YEARSW Mhlngton. r C . April 7 A total production of 4tu 000.000 bushels of winter. t was forecast today by the departmentof agriculture basing Its estimate on theconditio!, of the crop April 1. That compares with CSS 045 000 bushels, the estimated production In ll; and 684, 0 000bushels lr 1314THE DAY I COXGIICSS.Senate.Kesumed debate on armv reoiganizatiou billIIOUHC.Debate on rivers and harborsappropriation bill was contnued.Military committee arrangedto hear secretary Baker Saturday on the armv appropriationbillInsular committee recommended passage of the Philippine Independence Mil. as It was parsedin th senate.I1V GEOHGETEMPORARY BASE. Rancho SanGeronimo, Chihuahua. Mexico;April X (By Motor Train to Cohimfeus, N. M, April 7.) The victory ofCol, Brown's squadron of the 10th cavalry oer a fairly large body of VlHIs-ta0Mratan4rad-kr Col.sHniLJ3aea, atOJo Caliente In Baa Antonio jotajros, atnoon April L was so complete thai thereIs no hope of that particular band ofbandits ever again becoming a menacein the path of the American pursuers ofthe arch bandit who is still hiding andnursing the wounds mid to have beenInflicted in the fight at Guerrero aweek ago.Baca's command was surprised whiletaking a rest after a long chase giventhem by.Brown's squadron. The Villlstas evidently believed they had giventhe slip to the troopers of the 18th andhad gone into camp in a secluded spotnear a ranch house and corral. Someof the bandits were cooking while others were bathing in a hot spring andstill others were sleeninr awnv thnfatigue born of their long, hard ride forsafety.Americans Surprised, Too.It is said CoL Brown was almost asmuch surprised when he topped the hilland found his quarry In camp. He knewthey had taken that direction but didn'tbelieve they would have the temerityto make a long halt The Villlstos believed so implicitly that they had giventhe enemy the slip that they posted nosentries and Brown was not challengedwhen he rode to the point where hecould survey the whole camp.The advance guard without givingthe alarm, rode back and made theircommand aware of the situation.Flankers were thrown out to preventthe escape of tho bandits and the mainbody of the squadron charged the unsuspecting camp. .AillUtas Unable to ItrsNt.The Vlllistas were taken wholly bysurprise and were unable to put apanything like resistance Practicallynone were armed, as their rifles were.PRESIDENT WILSON PRAISESWORK OF GEODETIC SURVEYvv asblngton. 1 1. c , April 7 President Wilson, in an address Thursdaynight at a banquet of the 100th anniversary of the United States Geodeticsurvey, said:"The coast survey is one of the fewbranches of the public service in whichthe motives of those engaged cannot beviuesuonea."There is something ntensely appealing to the Imagination in the intellectual ardor which men bestow uponscientific inquiry," said the president."It is one of the few pursuits in lifewhich gets all of its momentum frompure Intellectual ardor from a love offinding out what tne truth is, regardless of all human circumstances SB ifthe mind wished to put itself Into communication. Intimate communicationwith the Almighty itself"Sometimes when the day is done andthe conselousnesH of the sordid struggle is upon jou, you go to bed wondering if the sun will seem bright in themorning, but you have only to lookback and see mankind working its wayup the steps which is climbed to knowitself and know nature and nature'sGod. dnd to know the destiny of mankind, to have all these little thingsseem like the mere mists that creepatoni, tne ground and have all thecourage come back to you by liftingyour c.ves to those blue heavens wheterests the science of thought "If. CLEMENTS.left with their saddles and their pistolswere with the doming of the swimmerson the bank of a little creek flowingfrom the spring.The swimmers rushed from the waterand took to their heels without waitingto attempt to get their shoea or eMnhjg. '. 39H.wn -taking a siesta, thlast M earth for many, made someshow of trying; to cheek the onrush ofthe American cavalrymen, but theAmericans' parkins; rifles and automatics and their big horses in theironward rneh made it a -physical fanpossibility for the leaders of the illfated bandits to rally even the menwho had not fled naked from the pooLForty Men Killed.When the fight waa over and a surrey of the field could be made, it wbbfound that 40 men and as many horsesbad been killed. It U unofficially reported that the body of Manuel Baca.one of Villa's chief lieutenants wasfound. He is the man who is creditedwith having caused the wanton massacre of five Mexican employes on theCorral It os ranch, because they wouldnot tell him where the horses of theranch had been hidden. This was odeof the most wanton acts of cruelty perpetrated in Mexico since the revolutionsbegan five years ago and cost Villa thesupport of thousands of compatriots inhis fight against his American pursuers. Many of the men killed by the negrocavalrymen were found naked as theyearae from the bathing pool and tried torescue their clothing and get to theirhorses grazing nearby. Some were evidently asleep when the battle broke, aswhen th bodies were found they weredivested of their outer clothing asthough they had been bring down asnearly undressed as possible to get restThose who got away were followedfor miles till they broke in such smallbands that further pursuit was needless. Tiooty Captured.In the booty captured by the Americans there was much ammunition andnearly MO rifles, forty of the latterbeing new guns being carried fromsome cache on pack mules for the purpose, it Is presumed, of arming recruits either alread.v in sight or whichVilla hoped to secure as he movedfarther south.Americans operating along thesouthern front are now spread overfrom the crest of the Sierra Madreaon the west to a point almost withinsight of the Mexican Central railroad on the east and to within a fewmiles of the city of Chihuahua-4 SICK SOLDIERS BROUGHTTO HOSPITAL FROM FRONTFour more American soldiers werebrought in from the front on the BlPaso A Southwestern train from Columbus. N. M . Thursday afternoon andtaken to Fort Bliss to the base hospital. The men were suffering fromstomach and intestinal troubles andnone were wounded during the fighting south of the line.' They were'taken to Fort Bliss on the train instead of in the ambulance.- Pvt John Yarbrough, of companyK, 11th cavalry, who lost his right armas the result of a wound receivedfrom a dnm-dum bullet during theColumbus fight, Iras been transferredto the department hospital at SanAntonio. lie will b pensioned as soonas he recovers.l'ASSAGC Ol PHILIITINKJ mi.i, ii v nousn i hceuWashington, I C, April 7 Passageof the Philippine independence billwas recommended to the house todayby the insular committee, lust nspassed bv- the senate, including theClarke amendment to withdraw sovereignty within four years and empowering the president to take stepsto institute a free and independentgovernmentTHREE MEN SENTENCED TO DIESTILL HELD IN JUAREZ JAILNo executions have occurred yet inconnection with the alleged Felix Diazplot of change over the Juarez garrison, though the death sentence, according to the Juarez officials, still hangsover the heads of three of the six mennow In the cuartel. Consul AndresGarcia, who represents Gen Gavlra inmatters of news, stated Friday morning that nothing Is being done relativeto the executions until further factsare developed in the case "There isno question about the plot. ' the consulcid t1 "frtf thi mon huva svitn f A..aA,i 4i..-the) were Implicated " The men under I f military reports The teport wassentence are- Nicholas Chavarrea, for- i e,,t n Qe" Funston from El Pasomer secretary to Pasiual Orozco, Flo- I f-0'- Brown said that after the fightrencio Hernandez nnd Sebastian de la I April 1, he had chased the Villa forceCrus, a former Villista colonel. I (Centlmml on puxe s, CoL 1.)Carranza Troops Attack theVillislas at Qieneguillas,South Of Salevo.AmericmTtroopsareatsatevqCol Browns Command IsIn Close Pursuit Of theFleeing Bandits.SAN TONIO, Texaa, April 7.Francisco Villa was at Cieneguitlas, ten miles south of Satevo. onApril 4, according to Gen. Luis Gutierrezr, commanding the Carranza troopsin Chihuahua, Brig. Gen. George Bell,ttr., received this Information at FlPaso from Chihuahua city and transmitted It to Gen. Funston today. Ante. -leancavalry are pushed forward alongthe trails to and beyond i-'atevo.Gutierrez reported that Carranzatroops engaged 50 Villa nu at'Cieneguillai, kflled tea and captured two.The prisoners saU Villa had left there,early In the moraine with 3e men.leaving the 50 as a rear guard.Cnrranxa Troop Concentrate.Gen. Bell reported that Informationirom Mexican sources Indicated thatsome thousands of the de rieto government troops were being moved south,of Chihuahua for the ostensible purpose of checking the retreat of ViUa.Larked Cash to Wire.Another column of American cavalryarrived at Cualhulrlachlc to supportthat of CoL W. C Brown, who reported there April 4. according to reportsat Gen. Funston' a headquarters todav.V-VM- uiunii expiainea nis delay In rendering ar report after the engagementa few days ago at Aguascallentes. nearBacblniba, by saying be and his forceshad exhausted their money and he hadnone to pay the expense of get tinsa message to a commercial wire.Brown Fell Back For Supplies.The arrival of the second column orthe troops at Cusibuiriachlc April ;.was calculated to give fresh impetus tothe forces following Villa along thetrail through Satevo. CoL Brown, itwas learned had fallen back on Cusihuiriachtc on account of the exhaustion of his supplies. The column thatfollowed him into Cuslhulriachlc convoyed a heavy pack train and it is believed probable that. nn.-lv nl.ni,Jionf1 he has resumed bis chase ofthe bandit chief, now heading towardthe waiting forces of Carranza. f According to reports from Chihuahua.col Brown made arrangements to secure money from American miningcompanies operating in that districtCarranza troops were reported todavby consul Marion Letcher to b6 concentrating in the vicinity or Chihuahua, The reason for such concentration was unexplained, but officers atGen. Funston's headquarters assumedthat it waa part of the defacto government's plaa of cooperation in thepursuit of Villa, who according to amajority of reports, is traveling southbeyond Chihuahua.. Pershing Iteport Garbled.Tho exact positions of the Americanforces were still unknown at headquarters here early. A report fromGen. Pershing had reached Columbus,but its garbled condition made it necessary to repeat It Gen. Funston andhis staff awaited it with some concern,since accurate and official informationfrom the field of operations has beenlacking since the early part of theweek.Brown on "Hot Trail.A report from Col. W. C. Brown, ofthe Tenth cavalry, received Thursdaynight indicated that he at least believed Francisco Villa had fled fromthe district about Guerrero and wasmaking his waj south. He sent hisreport from Cuslhulriachlc, west ofChihuahua two days ago, and said hewas pursuing what he characterizedas a "hot trail" of the fugitive chief.Brown Killed Three.CoL Brown referred to the skirmishh,Is force had April 1, with 150 of Villa'smen in which three Mexicans werekilled. There were no American casualties. It was assumed at headquarters that this was the same engagement reported b' Maj. Evans to Gen.Pershing. HJ. Bvans sent no detailsor the engagement but Gen. Pershingadded that natives arriving at his camphad stated that the Amei leans hadkilled between 30 aud 40 of the Villamen.llroivn Reports By Wire.CoL Brown sent the report receive!today to consul Letcher at Chihuahua,who forwarded it to Gen. Bell at ElPaso.It is the first time the Mexican wlr -.have been used for the transmissionU. S. Troops Chasing Villa Are Demonstrating Our Friendliness To Mexico